need help in small lua code for ageless WC2

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duuuuude
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need help in small lua code for ageless WC2

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Hi,

so I found this bit of code in Wesnoth1.14\data\add-ons\World_Conquest_II\lua\bonus

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elseif bonus_type == 3 then
		bonus_subtype = bonus_subtype or bonus.get_random_hero()
		bonus.found_hero(ec, bonus_subtype)
	end
	bonus.post_pickup(side_num, ec.x1, ec.y1)
	assert(wc2_dropping.item_taken, "item still there")
end

function bonus.get_random_item()
	return tonumber(wc2_utils.pick_random("wc2.random_items", wc2_artifacts.fresh_artifacts_list))
end
So i am not sure, but I think that this part is responsible for one of the 3 variants of map bonuses being chose, e.g. 1=training,2=artifact,3=hero

So what I am trying to do, is since Ageless has 100 factions or so, I want to single out from group of 'heroes' it chooses them.
So I created in \Wesnoth1.14\data\add-ons\World_Conquest_II\utils\era\campaign\heroes many groups besides default, and at the bottom you can see 'bonus_all' group, that is basically all the units in the game available, and also I created a group called 'dudes' - they are basically 9 other groups.

So how would I get the lua to select a random unit from that group/types called 'dudes' (I guess there are about 70 or 80 units in that group) instead of going through all the hero types available. :hmm:

Thanks in advance :doh:
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Bladget
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Re: need help in small lua code for ageless WC2

Post by Bladget »

First I would look up the definition of bonus#get_random_hero function.
duuuuude
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Re: need help in small lua code for ageless WC2

Post by duuuuude »

hmm could that be this?

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function wesnoth.wml_actions.wc2_random_hero(cfg)
	local side_num = cfg.side or helper.wml_error("missing side= attribute in [wc2_initial_hero]")
	local x = cfg.x or helper.wml_error("missing x= attribute in [wc2_initial_hero]")
	local y = cfg.y or helper.wml_error("missing y= attribute in [wc2_initial_hero]")
	local t = wc2_era.pick_deserter(side_num)

	wc2_heroes.place(t, side_num, x, y)
end
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Bladget
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Re: need help in small lua code for ageless WC2

Post by Bladget »

I think what you need is in file "era.lua". There is a global function wc2_era#generate_bonus_heroes defined there, on which bonus#ger_random_hero relies on.

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function wc2_era.expand_hero_types(types_str)
	local types = wc2_utils.split_to_array(types_str)
	local types_new = {}
	local types_res = {}
	while #types > 0 do
		for i,v in ipairs(types) do
			if wesnoth.unit_types[v] then
				table.insert(types_res, v)
			else
				local group = wc2_era.hero_types[v] or helper.wml_error("invalid group id '" .. v .. "'")
				wc2_utils.split_to_array(group.types, types_new)
			end
		end
		types = types_new
		types_new = {}
	end
	remove_dublicates(types_res)
	return types_res
end

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function wc2_era.generate_bonus_heroes()
	return wc2_era.expand_hero_types("Bonus_All")
end
duuuuude
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Re: need help in small lua code for ageless WC2

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thanks man i will try it out now
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Re: need help in small lua code for ageless WC2

Post by duuuuude »

Bladget it worked, thanks a bunch for giving your time to look into this! Peace out! =)
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